Posts tagged “cross-platform multiplayer”

Epic Games - they of Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the recently-launched Epic Games Store - have announced that they'll be rolling out a suite of services and tools (as used in Fortnite) to help studios bridge the gap between platforms. Epic recently made waves by getting Sony to reverse their policy on cross-platform play, and have since resumed uniting Fortnite players and accounts across all systems.…

Fortnite has already taken over the world, but after an announcement on Sony's PlayStation Blog today, I might be willing to give it some tentative credit in ending the console war, too. Or starting a new one. After months of Sony taking up Microsoft's old miserly crown and saying that cross-platform play between PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC players just wasn't on the cards,…

The makers of Rocket League have laid out their update plans for the next few months and beyond, with the first big addition being a beta test of the new tournaments feature starting some time this month. The 'bad' news is that we need to wait longer for cross-platform multiplayer parties, which will let us team up with consoleers, but that's like griping about waiting…

Cross-platform multiplayer has officially arrived in Gears of War 4 [official site], letting Xboners and Tenners square off against each other while also letting territorial babies reignite tedious arguments about who's REALLY the baby. Right now, only the Versus 'Social Quickplay' playlist puts Xbone and Windows 10 players together, and it sounds like it'll stay that way. Expanding the playerpool and letting folks play with…

Have you prepared your chants and jeers for Rocket League [official site] adding cross-platform multiplayer with Xbox One today? "You're going home in the back of a Warthog." Things like that. "Where's your Milo gone? (Where's your Milo gone?)" That stuff. "Two console wars and one E3, doo-dah doo-dah!" You get the idea. And after Edinburgh echoed with Sunshine on Leith all weekend, I realise…

Microsoft have announced that free-to-play fighting game Killer Instinct [official site] will make the jumpkick from Xbox One to Windows on March 29th. It's been out on the black box since 2013, and this will support cross-platform multiplayer so folks on PC and Xbone can duff each other up. The Windows 10 release (yes, in the Windows Store) will come alongside the launch of Killer…

Which is better, PC or PlayStation 4? There's only one way to settle this: realising that it's a daft question and a petty argument entirely unworthy of your precious time. Why war over platforms when you can war across platforms? War Thunder is bringing PC and PlayStation 4 together for a spot of friendly murdering, introducing cross-platform multiplayer "very, very soon." Why bicker when you…